History Movies
The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die

The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die
IMDb: 6.9
111 min

Set in a tumultuous era following the demise of King Edward, Uhtred of Bebbanburg embarks on a thrilling odyssey alongside his loyal companions, traversing a fractured kingdom in pursuit of…

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Air

Air

Air
IMDb: 7.7
111 min

Embark on an exhilarating journey as we delve into the groundbreaking collaboration that unfolded between an up-and-coming Michael Jordan and Nike’s burgeoning basketball division, a union that would forever redefine…

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Genre: Drama, History
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
IMDb: 7.0
91 min

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

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Titina

Titina

Titina
IMDb: 7.5
91 min

Seen through the eyes of the street dog that became the world’s first four-legged celebrity who traveled to the North Pole in a Zepplin, Titina tells a true-ish story of…

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Prophet

Prophet

Prophet
IMDb: 5.5
140 min

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski’s story sets the stage for the dramatic rise of Pope John Paul II and the fall of communism in Europe. Who is this prophetic man who battled…

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Genre: Drama, History
Rhinegold

Rhinegold

Rhinegold
IMDb: 6.9
138 min

Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring: Fatih Akin’s new film is based on the autobiographical novel »Alles oder…

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Johnny

Johnny

Johnny
IMDb: 7.0
119 min

After a court order sends him to work at a hospice, an ex-criminal strikes up a friendship with a compassionate priest who changes his life.

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Genre: Drama, History
Unrest

Unrest

Unrest
IMDb: 6.6
93 min

In 1877, in a watch factory in a valley in north-western Switzerland, Josephine produces balance spindles, tiny parts that ensure the agitation movement (“unrueh”) of the mechanical watches. She soon…

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Genre: Drama, History
Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel

Southern Gospel
IMDb: 5.9
109 min

In the midst of a blizzard in 1945, a German bomber crash-lands in Iceland, with both German and American officers aboard, leaving many questions unanswered. Fast forward to present day,…

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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Nazi Fugitives

Nazi Fugitives

Nazi Fugitives
IMDb: 7.6
N/A

The Nazi regime lasted from 1933 to 1945 and was undoubtedly one of the most horrific periods of history. The Nazi Party and its immoral leader instilled one of the…

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Razzennest

Razzennest

Razzennest
IMDb: 6.2
81 min

South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus’s crew…

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Narvik

Narvik

Narvik
IMDb: 6.6
108 min

April, 1940. The eyes of the world are on Narvik, a small town in northern Norway, a source of the iron ore needed for Hitler’s war machine. Through two months…

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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Retrograde

Retrograde

Retrograde
IMDb: 7.3
94 min

The story of the last months of the 20-year war in Afghanistan through the intimate relationship between American Green Berets and the Afghan officers they trained.

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Getting Away with Murder(s)

Getting Away with Murder(s)

Getting Away with Murder(s)
IMDb: 8.4
175 min

Almost 1 million people in 22 countries carried out the unprovoked murder of 11 million innocent men, women and children. The Allies knew where a great many of the murderers…

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Farewell Mister Haffmann

Farewell Mister Haffmann

Farewell Mister Haffmann
IMDb: 7.0
115 min

Paris 1942. François Mercier is an ordinary man who only aspires to start a family with the woman he loves, Blanche. He is also the employee of a talented jeweler,…

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Genre: Drama, History
Devotion

Devotion

Devotion
IMDb: 6.8
139 min

The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy’s most celebrated wingmen.

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Genre: Drama, History, War
Battle for Saipan

Battle for Saipan

Battle for Saipan
IMDb: 6.7
94 min

A Surgeon defends a hospital from invading enemy forces in the Battle of Saipan during World War II.

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Genre: Action, History, War
Battle for Saipan

Battle for Saipan

Battle for Saipan
IMDb: 6.7
94 min

A Surgeon defends a hospital from invading enemy forces in the Battle of Saipan during World War II.

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Genre: Action, History, War
Godland

Godland

Godland
IMDb: 7.4
143 min

In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into…

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Genre: Drama, History
Call Jane

Call Jane

Call Jane
IMDb: 6.3
121 min

A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she can’t get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find…

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Genre: Drama, History
The Swimmers

The Swimmers

The Swimmers
IMDb: 7.4
134 min

From war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics, two young sisters embark on a risky voyage, putting their hearts and their swimming skills to heroic use.

Genre: Drama, History
Till

Till

Till
IMDb: 7.2
130 min

The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.

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Genre: Drama, History
Corsage

Corsage

Corsage
IMDb: 6.9
113 min

A fictional account of one year in the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. On Christmas Eve 1877, Elisabeth, once idolized for her beauty, turns 40 and is officially deemed…

Genre: Drama, History
Meet Me in the Bathroom

Meet Me in the Bathroom

Meet Me in the Bathroom
IMDb: 7.0
105 min

An immersive journey through the New York music scene of the early 2000s. Set against the backdrop of 9/11, this documentary tells the story of how a new generation kickstarted…

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A Man of Action

A Man of Action

A Man of Action
IMDb: 6.4
111 min

Loosely inspired by the life of Lucio Urtubia, explore the figure of the so-called anarchist ‘Robin Hood,’ who ran a legendary counterfeiting operation in Paris that put him in the…

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Genre: Drama, History
She Said

She Said

She Said
IMDb: 7.4
129 min

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered…

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Genre: Drama, History
Emancipation

Emancipation

Emancipation
IMDb: 5.8
132 min

Inspired by the gripping true story of a man who would do anything for his family—and for freedom. When Peter, an enslaved man, risks his life to escape and return…

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The Royal

The Royal

The Royal
IMDb: 5.7
98 min

The promising career of former Kansas City Royal slugger Willie Mays Aikens quickly turned disastrous because of drug addiction.

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Genre: Drama, History
The Lost Leonardo

The Lost Leonardo

The Lost Leonardo
IMDb: 7.5
96 min

London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National Gallery to examine a painting known as…

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The Haunting of the Tower of London

The Haunting of the Tower of London

The Haunting of the Tower of London
IMDb: N/A
90 min

The Two Princes, imprisoned and allegedly murdered in the Bloody Tower within the Tower Of London by Richard III. The story tells how they allegedly came back to haunt the…

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Genre: History, Horror
Benediction

Benediction

Benediction
IMDb: 7.0
137 min

The story of soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967), who was decorated for bravery on the Western Front, and is best remembered for his angry and compassionate poems about the…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Downton Abbey 2: A New Era

Downton Abbey 2: A New Era

Downton Abbey 2: A New Era
IMDb: 7.5
125 min

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Downton Abbey: A New Era
IMDb: 7.7
125 min

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess’s newly inherited villa.

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat
IMDb: 6.9
128 min

In 1943, two British intelligence officers concoct Operation Mincemeat, wherein their plan to drop a corpse with false papers off the coast of Spain would fool Nazi spies into believing…

Genre: Drama, History, War
Harry Haft

Harry Haft

Harry Haft
IMDb: 6.9
129 min

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing…

Genre: Drama, History
The Survivor

The Survivor

The Survivor
IMDb: 6.9
129 min

Harry Haft is a boxer who fought fellow prisoners in the concentration camps to survive. Haunted by the memories and his guilt, he attempts to use high-profile fights against boxing…

Genre: Drama, History
Hostile Territory

Hostile Territory

Hostile Territory
IMDb: 4.5
153 min

Former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack discovers that his wife has tragically died and…

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Where Is Anne Frank

Where Is Anne Frank

Where Is Anne Frank
IMDb: 6.5
99 min

The film follows the journey of Kitty, the imaginary friend to whom Anne Frank dedicated her diary. A fiery teenager, Kitty wakes up in the near future in Anne Frank’s…

Selena

Selena

Selena
IMDb: 6.8
127 min

In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her…

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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Man of God

Man of God

Man of God
IMDb: 6.4
109 min

Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause. Man of God depicts the trials and tribulations of Saint Nektarios of Aegina, as he bears the unjust hatred of his enemies…

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Genre: Drama, History